Shoestring.



No. 704,900. Patented July I5, I902.

.1. T. THOMPSON.

S HOESTRING.

(Applicatiun filed June 4, 1901.) (No Model.)

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JOHN T. THOMPSON, OF ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA.

SHOESTRING.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 704,980, dated July 15,1902. Application filed June 4, 1901. Serial No. 63,119. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, JOHN T. THOMPSON, a citizen of the United States,residing at St. Paul, in the county of Ramsey and State of Minnesota,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Shoestrings, ofwhich the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in shoe-1acings,its object being toprovide means for reinforcing the same to prevent their wearing throughand becoming separated.

To this end myinvention consists of the features of construction andcombination hereinafter described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, Figurel is a front elevation of a shoe-top shown supplied with my improvedlacing. Fig. 2 is a View of one end of my improved lacing, and Fig. 3 isa 20 cross-section of the same.

minate some distance short of the ends of the lacing and are graduallytapered, as shown. By having the strip B terminate slightly above theupper hooks 4. of the shoe the bow is form cd of the unfilled ends ofthe lacing, making a tighter and neater knot than if the strip ran tothe ends of the lacing, and by having the ends of the strip tapered theending of the strip is not made noticeable.

As shown in Fig. 3, the strip B is fiat and fills the lacing. Thefilling thus holds the lacing in shape and by being flat will not bepressed into the foot by the shoe.

I claim- 1. Ashoe-lacing consistingofahollow body, and a fiat stripclosely fitted within, and fill ing, said body.

2. Ashoe-lacing oonsistingofahollowbody, and a strip fitting therein,said strip terminating short of those portions of the ends of thelacings which are ordinarily tied into a bow.

3. Ashoe-lacing consisting of ahollowbody, a strip fitted therein, saidstrip terminating short of those portions of the ends which areordinarily tied into a bow, said strip having its ends graduallytapered.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.Y

JOHN T. THOMPSON.

Witnesses:

H. S. JOHNSON, EMILY EASTMAN.

